All three of Arizona’s runs off Kyle Harrison in the 3rd inning were made possible by base hits that Giants defenders got their gloves on.
Blaze Alexander #9 of the Arizona Diamondbacks high fives Jake McCarthy #31 after scoring runs against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on June 04, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOENIX — Giants manager Bob Melvin boiled down Monday’s series-opening defeat to the Diamondbacks to a “game of inches,” and something similar could be said only a night later.
The Giants were never able to dig out of the 3-0 hole created by the tough-luck third, though, as their season-long skid extended by another game, dropping them four games below .500 less than a week after they reached their high-water mark. That start in Colorado was also the last time any Giants pitcher not named Logan Webb completed six innings, and the nine outs taken down by Jackson and Taylor Rogers increased the bullpen’s major-league leading workload to 144⅔ innings since the start of May.
Coming up with runners on the corners in his final two trips to the plate, Chapman wasn’t able to come through in the most critical situations, grounding out to end the fifth inning and watching a 101 mph fastball from 22-year-old rookie Justin Martinez for strike three for the final out of the seventh.
The two-time Platinum Glove winner clearly knew ahead of time that he would try to make a play at the plate when Eugenio Suarez bounced a chopper his way. Chapman charged the ball and adjusted his body for a better throwing angle to catcher Patrick Bailey, who caught Walker in a rundown.
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